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RocksteadyDotNet

RocksteadyDotNet

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Red Squirrel said:
That's outrageous! Go to donate blood and end up paying, WTF?! And it's not like that's a small amount of cash either... So what happens if you don't pay, you get blacklisted and no longer can receive care?




This. Canada FTW.
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Yeah UHC is awsome, but on the other hand, we don't get paid for giving blood.

So I guess we're even.



Maybe not.
 
FelixDeCat

FelixDeCat

Lifer
Aug 4, 2000
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Dear Mr. Outhouse,

Thank you for your recent contact regarding your billing statement. We provided medical services at your request. As such you are responsible for payment according to the paperwork you signed to consent for treatment ("I agree that I will be responsible for all costs not covered by my insurance carrier, etc.")

Please make neccessary arrangements for payment before your bill is sent to collections. It was a pleasure to serve you.

Sincerely,

Bonfils Hospital
 
zinfamous

zinfamous

No Lifer
Jul 12, 2006
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Locut0s said:
We certainly pay but we don't pay close to $2,300 for checking your heart and drawing some blood.
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well, when we're insured, we don't either. You do pay some rather high fees in your system, but you never see them.

Our fees are rather outrageous and more expensive than most places, but that's because we've decided that allowing insurers to set prices and malpractice to run rampant were good ideas.
 
Locut0s

Locut0s

Lifer
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FelixDeKat said:
Dear Mr. Outhouse,

Thank you for your recent contact regarding your billing statement. We provided medical services at your request. As such you are responsible for payment according to the paperwork you signed to consent for treatment ("I agree that I will be responsible for all costs not covered by my insurance carrier, etc.")

Please make neccessary arrangements for payment before your bill is sent to collections. It was a pleasure to serve you.

Sincerely,

Bonfils Hospital
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Dr Mr FelixDeKat

Thanks for cutting yourself outside our hospital the other day. As per the paper work you signed we are billing you for the bandage that we applied to your paper cut. Please see below:

Bandage - $10,000
Bandage application - $20,000
Bandage handling fee - $5000
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$35,000

We take all major credit cards and cash.
 
RocksteadyDotNet

RocksteadyDotNet

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zinfamous said:
well, when we're insured, we don't either. You do pay some rather high fees in your system, but you never see them.

Our fees are rather outrageous and more expensive than most places, but that's because we've decided that allowing insurers to set prices and malpractice to run rampant were good ideas.
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Yeah, lets let the market take care of a product that has a vertical demand curve and and an inflexible supply curve.

FAIL.
 
Locut0s

Locut0s

Lifer
Nov 28, 2001
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zinfamous said:
well, when we're insured, we don't either. You do pay some rather high fees in your system, but you never see them.

Our fees are rather outrageous and more expensive than most places, but that's because we've decided that allowing insurers to set prices and malpractice to run rampant were good ideas.
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This is indeed your problem
 
zinfamous

zinfamous

No Lifer
Jul 12, 2006
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Locut0s said:
Dr Mr FelixDeKat

Thanks for cutting yourself outside our hospital the other day. As per the paper work you signed we are billing you for the bandage that we applied to your paper cut. Please see below:

Bandage - $10,000
Bandage application - $20,000
Bandage handling fee - $5000
----------------------

$35,000

We take all major credit cards and cash.
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well, someone's got to pay for all the drunks, homeless, uninsured poor that clog up the emergency room on a daily basis and never pay their bills.

:colbert:
 
OutHouse

OutHouse

Lifer
Jun 5, 2000
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FelixDeKat said:
Dear Mr. Outhouse,

Thank you for your recent contact regarding your billing statement. We provided medical services at your request. As such you are responsible for payment according to the paperwork you signed to consent for treatment ("I agree that I will be responsible for all costs not covered by my insurance carrier, etc.")

Please make neccessary arrangements for payment before your bill is sent to collections. It was a pleasure to serve you.

Sincerely,

Bonfils Hospital
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we requested nothing. while my wife and the bonfils guy were taking care of her before she knew it a army of doctors and nurses swarmed the scene and scooped up my daughter in a wheelchair and rushed her to ER. I appreciate their concern and for being medical professionals but they didnt even give my wife or the Bonfils guy a chance to explain that things were fine she just gave blood.
 
edro

edro

Lifer
Apr 5, 2002
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FelixDeKat said:
Dear Mr. Outhouse,

Thank you for your recent contact regarding your billing statement. We provided medical services at your request. As such you are responsible for payment according to the paperwork you signed to consent for treatment ("I agree that I will be responsible for all costs not covered by my insurance carrier, etc.")

Please make neccessary arrangements for payment before your bill is sent to collections. It was a pleasure to serve you.

Sincerely,

Bonfils Hospital
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I agree. They should give you free service because your daughter is a good person?
 
olds

olds

Elite Member
Mar 3, 2000
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Send it to your insurance company and let them deal with it.
 
FelixDeCat

FelixDeCat

Lifer
Aug 4, 2000
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OutHouse said:
should they charge me for unnecessary and unrequested procedures?
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Im positive if you signed anything it had a phrase saying you agree to treatment and to be ultimately responsible for payment. In just the past three years Ive seen a gastro ($????), recieved $56,000 in IV drugs, had three surgeries totalling $140,000 and everytime I read the paperwork I signed at every visit or admittance it always has that clause.

This doesnt mean however that you dont have a shot at getting it taken care of anyway.

Good luck. :)
 
LOL_Wut_Axel

LOL_Wut_Axel

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Locut0s said:
LOL. What's a hospital bill?
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Location: Vancouver, Canada.

trollface.jpg
 
pcgeek11

pcgeek11

Lifer
Jun 12, 2005
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OutHouse said:
we requested nothing. while my wife and the bonfils guy were taking care of her before she knew it a army of doctors and nurses swarmed the scene and scooped up my daughter in a wheelchair and rushed her to ER. I appreciate their concern and for being medical professionals but they didnt even give my wife or the Bonfils guy a chance to explain that things were fine she just gave blood.
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If the bold part is true you do not owe a dime.

They did not have permission to do anything unless they had you sign the forms granting the permission and agreeing to pay.

It is very common for people to faint after a blood donation ( some more than others ). Why in the hell would they rush her to the ER? That is just stupid, even more so since she was awake and feeling better.
 
C

Corporate Thug

Lifer
Apr 17, 2003
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Red Squirrel said:
That's outrageous! Go to donate blood and end up paying, WTF?! And it's not like that's a small amount of cash either... So what happens if you don't pay, you get blacklisted and no longer can receive care?




This. Canada FTW.
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You know we have private insurance right? my co-pay is $100 for ER visits and $0 if actually admitted for post ER treatment.
 
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